1 Eyre Street, Woodquay, Galway
Change of use from a retail unit to a takeaway café in Galway.
2560077 · Galway City Council · Lodged 14 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560077
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing retail unit to a takeaway café with an ancillary retail element. The works include internal refurbishment of the building, which is a protected structure.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of: to change the use of a retail unit to use as a takeaway café, with ancillary retail element, along with all associated internal refurbishment works. The building is a protected structure reference rps3904.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To Provide for city centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €462,000 | 33 m |
| 14 Eglinton Court, Eyre St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 33 m |
| 12 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Sept 2025 | €325,000 | 50 m |
| Apt No3a, Eglington Court, Galway | Dec 2025 | €391,000 | 51 m |
| 3 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 64 m |
| 7 The Cobblestones, Eyre St, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 108 m |
| 10 Mcdonagh Terrace, Woodquay, Galway | Feb 2026 | €405,000 | 125 m |
| 7 Mcdonaghs Terrace, Woodquay, Galway | Sept 2025 | €421,000 | 125 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received14 March 2025
- Further information requested8 May 2025
- Further information received6 August 2025
- Decision due14 September 2025
- Decision issued11 September 2025
- Grant issued17 October 2025
- Permission expiry16 October 2030
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